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gushya

GOO-shyah

How to say it

KirundigushyaGOO-shyah
Englishto be cooked; to burn
Frenchcuire, être cuit; brûler

Meaning

Of food, to be cooked and ready; of a house or a thing, to burn in a fire.

Good to know

The perfective hiye is used for both: imfungurwa zihiye, the food is cooked; inzu yahiye, the house burned down. To cook is guteka.

Examples

  • Ibifungurwa vyahiye, nimuze turye.The food is cooked, come and let us eat.
  • Inzu yabo yahiye mw'ijoro.Their house burned down in the night.

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Forms

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